Meaning of "glory" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GLORY

From Old French glorie, from Latin glōria, of obscure origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF GLORY

glory  [ˈɡlɔːrɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLORY

Glory is a verb and can also act as a noun and an exclamation.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb glory in English.

Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES GLORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of glory in the English dictionary

The first definition of glory in the dictionary is exaltation, praise, or honour, as that accorded by general consent. Other definition of glory is something that brings or is worthy of praise. Glory is also thanksgiving, adoration, or worship.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GLORY

PRESENT

Present

I glory

you glory

he/she/it glories

we glory

you glory

they glory

Present continuous

I am glorying

you are glorying

he/she/it is glorying

we are glorying

you are glorying

they are glorying

Present perfect

I have gloried

you have gloried

he/she/it has gloried

we have gloried

you have gloried

they have gloried

Present perfect continuous

I have been glorying

you have been glorying

he/she/it has been glorying

we have been glorying

you have been glorying

they have been glorying

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I gloried

you gloried

he/she/it gloried

we gloried

you gloried

they gloried

Past continuous

I was glorying

you were glorying

he/she/it was glorying

we were glorying

you were glorying

they were glorying

Past perfect

I had gloried

you had gloried

he/she/it had gloried

we had gloried

you had gloried

they had gloried

Past perfect continuous

I had been glorying

you had been glorying

he/she/it had been glorying

we had been glorying

you had been glorying

they had been glorying

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will glory

you will glory

he/she/it will glory

we will glory

you will glory

they will glory

Future continuous

I will be glorying

you will be glorying

he/she/it will be glorying

we will be glorying

you will be glorying

they will be glorying

Future perfect

I will have gloried

you will have gloried

he/she/it will have gloried

we will have gloried

you will have gloried

they will have gloried

Future perfect continuous

I will have been glorying

you will have been glorying

he/she/it will have been glorying

we will have been glorying

you will have been glorying

they will have been glorying

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would glory

you would glory

he/she/it would glory

we would glory

you would glory

they would glory

Conditional continuous

I would be glorying

you would be glorying

he/she/it would be glorying

we would be glorying

you would be glorying

they would be glorying

Conditional perfect

I would have glory

you would have glory

he/she/it would have glory

we would have glory

you would have glory

they would have glory

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been glorying

you would have been glorying

he/she/it would have been glorying

we would have been glorying

you would have been glorying

they would have been glorying

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you glory
we let´s glory
you glory

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to glory

Past participle

gloried

Present Participle

glorying

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «GLORY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «glory» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of glory

acclaim · adoration · beauty · blessing · boast · brilliance · celebrity · crow · distinction · drool · effulgence · eminence · exaltation · exult · fame · gloat · gorgeousness · grandeur · gratitude · greatness · homage · honour · illustriousness · immortality · kudos · laudation · lustre · magnificence · majesty · nobility · pageantry · pomp · praise · prestige · radiance · relish · renown · resplendence · revel · splendour · sublimity · thanksgiving · triumph · veneration · worship

TRANSLATION OF GLORY

Find out the translation of glory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of glory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «glory» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 荣誉
• Translator English - Spanish: gloria
• English: glory
• Translator English - Hindi: महिमा
• Translator English - Arabic: مَجْد
• Translator English - Russian: слава
• Translator English - Portuguese: glória
• Translator English - Bengali: গরিমা
• Translator English - French: gloire
• Translator English - Malay: Kemuliaan
• Translator English - German: Ruhm
• Translator English - Japanese: 栄誉
• Translator English - Korean: 영광
• Translator English - Javanese: Kamulyan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sự huy hoàng
• Translator English - Tamil: மகிமை
• Translator English - Marathi: गौरव
• Translator English - Turkish: şan
• Translator English - Italian: gloria
• Translator English - Polish: sława
• Translator English - Ukrainian: слава
• Translator English - Romanian: glorie
• Translator English - Greek: δόξα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: heerlikheid
• Translator English - Swedish: ära
• Translator English - Norwegian: ære

10 QUOTES WITH «GLORY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word glory.

1

Francis of Assisi

Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty: permit the distinctive sign of our order to be that it does not possess anything of its own beneath the sun, for the glory of your name, and that it have no other patrimony than begging.

2

Sai Baba

Look out into the universe and contemplate the glory of God. Observe the stars, millions of them, twinkling in the night sky, all with a message of unity, part of the very nature of God.

3

Johann Sebastian Bach

The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul.

4

Kurt Browning

I love how my sport reaches out to people with the music and story lines, the glory of standing up for three or four minutes of tough, arduous, gravity-defying skating and all the stuff that goes with it.

5

Pierre Corneille

When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph.

6

Pierre Corneille

The greater the effort, the greater the glory.

7

Pierre Corneille

To win without risk is to triumph without glory.

8

Samuel Daniel

The stars that have most glory have no rest.

9

Francis Drake

There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory.

10

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLORY»

Discover the use of glory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to glory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Bound for Glory

The late folksinger and composer provides a personal portrait of the first thirty years of his life, from his childhood in Oklahoma to the early years of World War II

Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, 1983

The Power and the Glory

A tormented, alcoholic priest is pursued by an idealistic lieutenant during an anti-clerical persecution in Mexico.

Graham Greene, 1990

Paths of Glory

A fictionalized account of the life of teacher George Mallory follows his brilliant education, service in World War I, and his fatal attempt to summit Mount Everest in 1924.

Jeffrey Archer, 2009

Glory be

In the summer of 1964 as she is about to turn twelve, Glory's town of Hanging Moss, Mississippi, is beset by racial tension when town leaders close her beloved public pool rather than desegregating it.

Augusta Scattergood, 2012

Glory Invasion Expanded Edition: Walking Under an Open Heaven

Through Scripture and firsthand experience, David Herzog’s Glory Invasion unravels the mysteries of: Quantum Physics and the Glory Prophetic and Revelatory Glory Walking on Water and through Walls Invading Governments with the Glory ...

David Herzog, 2012

The Blood and the Glory

Discover the power in the blood of Jesus to protect and save.

Billye Brim, 1995

Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman

Traces the controversial story of NFL player and army soldier Pat Tillman, describing the military's efforts to hide the truth about his death by friendly fire, in an account that draws on Tillman's journals and letters as well as ...

Jon Krakauer, 2010

Recalling the Hope of Glory: Biblical Worship from the ...

Moving beyond worship wars over style and denominational proclivities, this book considers all the major biblical passages about worship.

Allen P. Ross

Pitch Perfect (movie tie-in): The Quest for Collegiate A ...

Sure to strikea chord with fans of Glee and The Sing-Off, this raucous story of a cappella rock stars shows that sometimes, to get that perfect harmony, you have to embrace a little discord.

Mickey Rapkin, 2012

For the Glory of God: How Monotheism Led to Reformations, ...

Shows that the Christian conception of God resulted in the Protestant Reformation, the rise of modern science, the European witch-hunts, and the Western abolition of slavery.

Rodney Stark, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term glory is used in the context of the following news items.

Double major champion Kaymer still craves Open glory

Which major would you most like to win? A common question from golf writers to players. Answers, of course, vary, but it's not surprising to hear most ... «ESPN.co.uk, Jul 15»

Ladies football: Glory for Galway and Kerry

Galway captured a fourth successive TG4 Connacht Ladies Football Championship crown in dramatic fashion on Sunday afternoon. «RTE.ie, Jul 15»

Triple glory for India at Wimbledon 2015

This year India ushered into a new glory at the majestic Wimbledon championships. A veteran in Paes, a tennis beauty in Sania and a shining ... «IBNLive, Jul 15»

Chief Keef Affiliate Capo Shot, Killed In Chicago; Suspects Kill …

... AllHipHop.com reports. The Glory Boyz Entertainment rapper was shot in the hip and the chest and was pronounced dead at a local hospital. «News One, Jul 15»

Mickelson visits scene of Open glory to seek inspiration

GULLANE, Scotland (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson made a quick romantic trip to Muirfield this weekend, the scene of his 2013 British Open triumph ... «Yahoo Eurosport UK, Jul 15»

Alex Sears and Josh Arksey bowl Burwell to glory against Copdock …

Alex Sears and Josh Arksey took four wickets apiece as Burwell pulled off a 13-run win over title-chasing Copdock & Old Ipswichian in the ... «Cambridge News, Jul 15»

Racquetball star gunning for Pan Am Games glory

Racquetball star gunning for Pan Am Games glory. 0. By Glen Dawkins, Winnipeg Sun. First posted: Sunday, July 12, 2015 07:08 PM CDT ... «Winnipeg Sun, Jul 15»

Identical twins beat cancer to achieve football and stage glory

They were gravely ill and it was feared that they might never lead normal, healthy lives. Today, after treatment at the city's Children's Hospital, ... «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»

Mona Vale on the way to her former glory

Mona Vale on the way to her former glory. 12:05am. share. One News. Source: Christchurch's historic Mona Vale homestead is undergoing a city council-funded ... «TVNZ, Jul 15»

TV's 'Strain' returns in all its grotesque glory

SAN ANTONIO – “The Strain” — from horror-master Guillermo del Toro — may not be for the faint of heart, but the summer drama continues to ... «mySanAntonio.com, Jul 15»